# \*byt: 'to spend the night, stay overnight'

> Proto-Semitic *byt, 'to spend the night, stay overnight': reflexes in 10 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*byt |
| Meaning | 'to spend the night, stay overnight' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | bâtu (CAD B 169; AHw 124 apud SEDonline 1595) | CAD B 169; AHw 124; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bt (DULAT 241; SEDonline 1595) | DULAT 241; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | byt (HALOT 1833 apud SEDonline 1595) | HALOT 1833; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bwt (LSyr. 63; SL 132 apud SEDonline 1595) | LSyr. 63; SL 132; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | but (MD 57) | MD 57 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | byt (Lane 279 apud SEDonline 1595) | Lane 279; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | betata (CDG 113 apud SEDonline 1595) | CDG 113; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | beta (WTS 294 apud SEDonline 1595) | WTS 294; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ebyét (JL 32 apud SEDonline 1595) | JL 32; SEDonline 1595 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic byt; Dadanitic byt; Hismaic byt (Al-Jallad 2026, 31) | Al-Jallad 2026 31 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PS \*byt 'to spend the night' (CDG 116; DULAT 241; SEDonline 1595). Gz. betata is a reduplicated form of byt.

## Linked from

- [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.